VSW MCM/Force Protection UUV
Abstract
Provides for development of affordable expeditionary, unmanned underwater systems to support Navy Expeditionary forces including Explosive Ordnance (EOD). Mobile Diving and Salvage Units, and Shallow Water (SW), Very Shallow Water (VSW) and Underwater Mine Countermeasures (UMCM) mission operations. The equipment must be highly portable in order to support the Navy EOD technician to safely approach, render safe, recover, exploit and dispose of underwater explosive threats to include sea mines, limpet mines and unexploded ordnance. Provides support for the Navy's high priority missions of Maritime Homeland Defense, MCM, including clandestine reconnaissance and mine clearance in support of amphibious operations. Development of Expeditionary UUV systems to support localization render-safe and detailed intelligence gathering of UXO including Underwater Improvised Explosive Devices. This project supports CNO N957 MCM UUV Roadmap. FY 2017 will focus on developing, testing and ultimately fielding advanced sensors that will allow warfighters to detect, classify and localize high priority threats in meeting mine warfare missions. Also, resources will be used to expand deployability of the MK 18 Family of Systems abroad a higher number of shipboard platforms and also to deploy the family of systems from additional small boats other than the 11m RHIB. The Increment 1 MK 18 Mod 2 upgrade will allow implementation of Automated Target Recognition (ATR), advanced autonomy architecture and enhanced eletro-optic sensor performance FY 2017 will also support the initiation of the next increment of the MK 18 Mod 2 which will enable mine identification and marking, this enhancement will reduce the MCM tactical timeline. Also, the MK 18 Mod 1 systems will be re-configured with ATR and advanced autonomy architecture to reduce the MCM tactical timeline. These efforts will improve the projected inventory of 36 MK 18 Mod 2 vehicles and 63 MK 18 Mod 1 vehicles for fleet expeditionary forces. Currently, the MK 18 Family of Systems are being employed in multiple theater of operations and for CONUS based missions as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 4023_0603654N_4_1319_PB_2017
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